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India’s Tiger Population Bounces Back

January 5, 2024

Project Tiger was launched 50 years ago, an ambitious project aimed at reviving India's tiger population, which had fallen dramatically.

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The conservation initiative has helped boost tiger numbers in Madhya Pradesh, known as the 'tiger state'.

 

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